Mighty Oaks of England 2021 - Spring Clean-A-Thon Chat

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We welcome all interested in England. If you haven't registered yet, make sure to Sign up Here  and tell Eowyn you want to be a Mighty Oak.

This is our fifth annual Clean-a-Thon. The mission is to clear out as many World wide database suggestions  or England database suggestions as possible in 72 hours. 

The cleaning will start on Friday, April 23, at 8 AM (EDT) that is 1pm (BST) and run until Monday, April 26, at 8 AM (EDT) or  1pm (BST)

Do review Spring_Clean-a-Thon_Tutorial   

: Do - Set the Status - Setting the Status (on the Suggestions Status Page) is important: '''The status must be set to get credit for work done''' 

: Do. Look at the Data_Doctors page 

: Do Visit the England_Data_Doctors_Team_Page - For links to County Suggestion Lists

: Do - Watch the Data_Doctors_Project_Video_Collection

You can also start your own thread below by Answering this question. Give us updates on your progress, ask for and give help and support your team colleagues 

We'll be using the same Discord server as always. Its so much fun to be able to have live conversations going on during the 'thons. If you're not already on there, just send Joan a Private Message, and she will add you.

Look forward to working with you all 

Janet & Joan

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Hi Janet. FYI. The “source-a-thon” tag is listed instead of the “clean-a-thon” tag and so this chat is not showing up in the “clean-a-thon” tag feed with the other Clean-a-Thon chats.

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Thanks Tommy, appreciate the heads up

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If you enjoy the Clean a thon then please consider joining the https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1164496/join-the-data-doctors-project-and-become-data-doctor-in-2021?

We can add you to the England Data Doctor Team Page

Thanks Janet

Answer 1

I am very interested in the Forest of Dean area of Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire in general my problem is that I always find it hard to find the data problems perhaps I am looking in the wrong place can someone help with that please

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Hi Stephen,

Apologies for the late replay here is a link for you Automated:DD Suggestion List ENG GLS  as with all the sub lists it refreshes by Wednesday. 

For those related to the Dean are then check out the Help:WikiTree Plus very useful when looking for specific areas or names

Hioe this helps  Janet

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You may have seen this great site: https://forest-of-dean.net/joomla/index.php/resources/parish-records

New parish records keep being added- most recently Berkeley, Coaley and now Wotton under Edge

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Hi David

Many thanks for the link do you want to post it to the Discord feed for the others to see to as that would be great

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Hi Janet, I can't find a link to the discord chat, is it possible for me to be added, thanks

Answer 2

Hi Janet! I signed up 6 days ago with the Mighty Oaks! I plan to work in Cornwall  and Devon again, and maybe Buckinghamshire. I have not received my badge as yet. Is Eowyn overwhelmed?

Can you please list me with the above Cornwall, Devon and Bucks locations! I'm so looking forward to this 'thon' with my England Team mates!

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Hi Carol

Will add info to our member list. Thanks There are no bibs or numbers for this thon, not sure anyone has the "badge" yet it will appear nearer the time of the Thon.

Good to know you are looking forward to the event. If you haven't joined the Data Doctor project then do consider joining the main project /join-the-data-doctors-project-and-become-data-doctor-in-2021 then we can get you listed on the England DD Team

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Hi Janet,

I have been a 'Data Doctor' for over a year. I just tried accessing Mighty Oaks Team Page  and am told the Error 404 Page Is Not Found!? Are we having problems?

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Janet, what is the link for the Mighty Oaks CAT 2021? I want to check on the Cornwall/Devon posting! Thanks!

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Try this one

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Mighty_Oaks

When you get the 404 message if you remove the 2% stuff at the end and refresh that generally clears the 404 error

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Hi Janet, just an FYI. For whatever reason, I have been getting emails specific to me requesting that I 'sign up' for the thon. Given this most recent post from you, I will just nuke these emails as you have assured me that I am signed up and the link that you provided confirms that I am signed on for the Clean-a-thon. Thank you so much for your support and patience!

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Your welcome Carol

Answer 3

I'll be putzing around in Cornwall, starting with my watchlist and moving around St Just in Penwith and the surrounding parishes.

=)

Answer 4

I will be working in any of the counties where I am a member of the team. I will look at where I am most needed.

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Thanks Hilary

Answer 5

I've sent a PM for the discord server; counting down, very excited! 

Clean All The Things!

Answer 6

HI Janet,

I've put my hand in the air over on the registration page, hopefully I'm just about in time to sneak in as the door closes.  I wasn't sure if I'd be able to take part this time around, so I kept putting it off; but it looks like all is a-o-k and I can dig in over the weekend. :)

I'll mosey around in Lancs and the West Riding with a bit of Cheshire chucked in… I know there's plenty to keep us all busy.

All the best to everyone!
Geoff

Answer 7

Yay I am in and registered.

Answer 8

Yesterday I worked on 677 (Ambiguous marriage location) for Sussex, and they are all cleared now.

Today I'll concentrate on 647 (Ambiguous death location) for Sussex, there are just over 200 of those to clear.

And then I will move onto 617 (Ambiguous birth location) for Sussex.

To run these reports just replace Sussex (in the text box) with your chosen county, and then press the blue 'Find Suggestions' button. All you have to do to clear them is add 'England' to each location. They are really quite easy to clear, so I'm hoping some of you might join me today and clear other counties.

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Carol you are brilliant

I am working on the same suggestion in Lancashire currently

The sheer numbers in Dorset are worrying, simple to fix, but Dorset is going to take a lot of work.

Thanks for highlighting these

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I agree, Janet, Dorset looks horrendous. There are over 6,500 of the 617 ambiguous birth locations for that county, and Yorkshire has over 6,000 as well and these are just the  orphaned profiles. I don't know whether these new location suggestions will ever be rolled out to profiles with managers, imagine the impact that will have!

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Hi Carol

I spent Friday afternoon and evening working through the location suggestions for Sussex and cleared a huge number. Once I started 'bumping into' you I moved on to Kent and will focus there for the rest of the 'Thon.

Corina

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Thanks Corina, I think between us we will get Sussex locations sorted, I've added links to the start of this post to show what I'm working on, they may help with Kent locations. But I've just looked at the main Kent suggestions list, there are 702 '677' suggestions. They should keep you busy, along with all the 617's and 647's.